Welsh terrier

noun

: any of a breed of wiry-coated terriers resembling Airedales but smaller and developed in Wales for hunting

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Vito beat a Welsh terrier, a giant schnauzer, a Clumber spaniel, a Lhasa apso, a Berger Picard and an Ibizan hound to earn the top spot. Lex Harvey, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024 Verde, a rust and black colored Welsh terrier from the terrier group captured the second place prize, known as Reserve Best in Show. Jackie Northam, NPR, 28 Nov. 2024 Reserve best in show (second place) went to a Welsh terrier named Verde and handler Gabriel Rangel, of Rialto, California. Rob Wile, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024 In 1961, during the Cold War, Charlie, the Welsh terrier of the Kennedy family, and Pushinka, a gift from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, became an item. CBS News, 1 Sep. 2021 Other canine contenders for Best in Show included a Lagotto Romagnolo, a boxer, a Welsh terrier, a Pekingese, a standard poodle and an Australian shepherd. Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Dec. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Welsh terrier was in 1857

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“Welsh terrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Welsh%20terrier. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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